Campaigners warned a ‘tsunami of homelessness’ would follow the lifting of the eviction ban. Micheline Walsh and UCD politics professor David Farrell describe what happens after the notice to quit lands
Housing charities have called for a new six-month extension to the Government s Covid-19 eviction ban amid fears more than 1,000 renters are at immediate risk of becoming homeless.
Threshold issued the warning today as the eviction ban comes to an end after a 10-day grace period, despite Minister for Housing Darragh O Brien saying there will be no cliff edge , as new protections mean people who have lost income financially due to Covid-19 will still be protected until 12 July.
The most recent eviction ban was introduced last autumn after previous versions at the start of the pandemic, and meant that evictions and rent increases were banned as long as the 5km distance restriction rule was in place.